Services for Matsuura
on Thursday, Saturday

By Star-Bulletin staff

Richard M. “Dickie” Matsuura, 64, of Mountain View, Hawaii, former Hawaii state senator, will be remembered in services Thursday and Saturday.

He died Friday at home.

Born in Waialua, he is survived by wife Dr. Ruth H.; sons Dr. Peter, Stephen, David and Andrew; daughters Marlene Kai and Caroline “Kui” Wong; brothers Larry and Harold; sisters Tsurue Masaki, Ruth Tomita, Sue Burrell, Margie Yokoyama and Alice Furuya; and 14 grandchildren.

Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at New Hope Christian Fellowship Gathering Place. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu, 1822 Keeaumoku St. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.

Coleman rites to be held
on Friday and Saturday

By Star-Bulletin staff

Peter T. Coleman, 77, of Honolulu, former governor of American Samoa, will be remembered in services Friday and Saturday.

Coleman died April 28 at home.

Born in Pago Pago, American Samoa, he is survived by wife Nora K.S.; sons William P.P. III, Peter T. Jr., Milton J.F., Bruce J.F.; Charles U., Richard J.F., Paul V., Barrett F. and Alan D.M.; daughters Aumua Amataupuilevasegaotupu, Sinaiitaaga E. Coleman and Limonmon C. Glenister; sisters Laida Bushnell and Marion Hetmanek; 23 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Mass: 8 p.m. Friday at St. Augustine’s Church, 130 Ohua Ave. Call from 4 p.m. To be followed by an all-night vigil. Services: 7:30 and 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Theresa Abiva, 80, of Aiea died April 28 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by sons Alfred, Richard, James and Robert; daughter Irene Cunningham; brothers Alfred “Freddy,” Edwin, Rudolph and Manual Fernandez; sisters Hilda Guanzon, Lyda Visco, Violet Saladine and Alice Fernandez; 22 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth’s Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road, Aiea. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Geraldyn J. Adams, 78, of Hilo died Saturday at home. She sang on California radio in the 1940s under the name “Billie Blake,” California Song Bird. Born in Indiana, she is survived by son James R.; daughter Dianna; brothers Clarence, Robert, Larry, Wayne and Jerry Tuttle; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. No services.

Agnes L. “Aggie” Ah Nee, 77, of Kailua, a retired driver with the Navy and Marine Corps, died Sunday in Kailua. Born on Maui, she is survived by son Robert Ani; daughter Nona Serikawa; brothers Edward Jr., Clayton and Clarence Wong; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Fae E. Alderson, 93, of Honolulu died April 13 in Straub Hospital. Born in Seattle, he is survived by daughters Janet Robinson and Marsha Hudson; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services on the mainland. Donations suggested to Seattle Children’s Hospital and Medical Center.

Maria V. Aoki, 40, of Honolulu died Wednesday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Terence K.; son Christopher; mother Rosalina Agustin; brother Michael Agustin; sister Rosalina Sato. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Emeterio A. Asuncion, 88, of Pahala, a retired seed harvester with Pepeekeo Sugar Co., died April 22 in Kau Hospital. Born in Cabugeo, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Estrella A.; daughters Michelle Rey A. and Terrylynn A.; brothers Nicasio, Roberto, Jose and Felix; and sisters Margarita Solatre, Leona Sarma, Juana Salom and Venancia Saribay. All-night visitation from 6 p.m. Friday at his residence, 96-3214 Ilima St., Pahala. Wake: 7 p.m. Burial procession departs Pahala 8:30 a.m. Saturday for Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Carolyn F. Bazar-Godwin, 47, of Honolulu, a retired manager of Chi-Chi’s Mexican Restaurant, Kahala, died Saturday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Oklahoma, she is survived by husband William; and father Maurice Morrison. Services: 3 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 2:45-3:30 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Frank P. Bonham, 83, of Honolulu is also survived by half brother Robert Abbott. Additional information for an obituary Friday provided by the mortuary.

Pablo C. “Paul” Cabebe, 70, of Honolulu, a retired mechanic at Hickam Air Force Base, died Thursday at home. Born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Evelyn D.; son Randy D.; daughters Priscilla C. Laboguen, Erlinda C. Draper and Sharlene L. Cardona; brothers Evaristo, Angel and Jose; sisters Florencia Cabebe and Ising Valera; and six grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Berta E. Chee, 69, of Mililani, a retired preschool teacher from Puuloa Child Care Center, Hickam Air Force Base, died yesterday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Germany, she is survived by husband Albert S.C.; and sisters Maria Haffenmeyer, Hanni Hacker and Theresa Gossner. Services: 10:15 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Esther L. Ching, 91, of Kaimuki died Saturday in Woodland Hills, Calif. Born in Punaluu, she is survived by sons Charles and Cordell; daughters Doris and Patricia, Marian Fang, Bernice Loo, and Barbara Werkheiser; brother Robert Leong; sisters Florence Young, Eleanor Chang, Ruby Leong and Frances Plemer; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Celedonia T. Fernandez, 78, of Aiea, a teacher in the Philippines, died April 20 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived by husband Martin; son Mario; daughters Lina Espino and Norma Fernandez; sisters Severa and Aurora; brother Heginio; and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road, Aiea. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Elizabeth L.K. “Awee” Fujinaga, 85, of Haleiwa died April 22 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son the Rev. Edward; daughter Deborah Salis; sisters Ella Lee and Mary Kelii; 10 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Primitribo “Rudy” Gabato, 78, of Ewa Beach, a retired mill worker with Oahu Sugar, died April 25 in Maluhia Hospital. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by wife Felicidad; sons Milton W. and Ryan P.; daughters Diana F. La Vallee, Lorraine J. Silva and Madeline C. Heil; sister Cris Lim; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Ewa Immaculate Conception Church. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: noon Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Clement Gabriel, 56, of Waianae, a bus driver with Oahu Transit Services, died Saturday in Waianae Comprehensive Health Center. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Lorita; son Preston; hanai daughter Rachel Lavatai; brothers Kenneth and Edward; and sister Margarete Guttierz. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Greenhaven Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Louella J. “Joyce” Gonsalves, 65, of Wailuku died Saturday at home. Born on Oahu, she is survived by father Antone Burgo; sons Anthony and Leonard; daughters Lorraine Torres and Cynthia Donato; brothers Charles “Sonny,” Melvin, Alvin, Clarence and Henry Burgo; sister Theresa Camara; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Blaine G. Greenwell, 50, of Haleiwa died April 26 at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by parents John and Betty; brother Marc W.; and sister Marsha Beck. Private services.

Fumiko Hanaoka, 78, of Honolulu, formerly of Kauai, a retired Wilcox Elementary School teacher, died April 24 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Lihue, she is survived by brother Kenso; and sister Ruth Caracoes. Private services.

Stanley M. Hirohama, 74, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed gardener, died Friday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Heeia, he is survived by son Darryl M.; daughter Jeanne M. Hamai; sisters Doris Y. Nakaima and Alice M. Kawasugi; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Robert S. Ishikawa, 92, of Mililani was a retired real estate broker and former director of Wahiawa Hospital Association. Incorrect information for an obituary Thursday provided by the mortuary.

Hajime Ito, 94, of Honolulu, a retired ditch tenderer for Kohala Sugar Plantation Co., died last Tuesday in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, he is survived by sons Ichiro and Shozo; daughters Hatsuko Kawasaki, Yooko Fujimoto and Reiko Nakamura; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 8 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.

Henrietta S. Kerns, 93, of Honolulu, formerly of Wahiawa, died April 20 in Kaneohe. Born in the Netherlands, she is survived by family members in the Netherlands. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Wahiawa United Methodist Church, 1445 California Ave.

Lo T. Kwok, 73, of Aiea died April 28 in Aiea. Born in China, she is survived by husband Siu; son Bobby Kok; daughters Mee Chang, Winnie Wong, Yuk Kwock and Lim Kok; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 9:30-11:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

George F. Lee, 85, of Honolulu, a retired accountant with General Telephone Co., died April 27 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Wailuku, he is survived by wife Mabel H.; son Alvin; daughters Diane O.L. Lee and Frances Chun; and five grandchildren. Private services.

Woo Yau Lee, 76, of Honolulu, a retired cook at Patti’s Kitchen, died Friday in Maluhia Hospital. Born in Canton, China, he is survived by wife Kin Lan; sons Yat Hing and Yat Doong; daughters Yi Wun Lee Look and Yi Kok Lee Choy; sister Siu Chun Louie; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Call from 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services will be held. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Florence A. Lennox, 99, of Honolulu died Saturday in Maunalani Nursing Center. Born in Colorado, she is survived by daughter Barbara Frank; sister Esther Myers; a grandson; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Adolph X. Lino, 75, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Police Department sergeant and a retired Hawaii National Guard major, died April 27 in Kaiser Hospital. He was also the past president of Honolulu Ostomy Club. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by sons Fred, Allen and James; daughters Bernice Salcedo and Patricia Akai; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Charles A. McAngus, 67, of Honolulu, a retired rifle platoon sergeant in the U.S. Army, died April 28 in Honolulu. He served with the Wolfhounds of the 27th Infantry in the Korean and Vietnam wars and was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge twice. His decorations include the Silver Star, three Bronze Stars and two Air Medals. He also worked as a city waste-water treatment plant supervisor at Sand Island. He is survived by wife Candace; son Edward; and brother David. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.

Thelma T. Mitsuo, 88, of Honolulu, a retired teacher with Royal Elementary School, died Wednesday in Kaiser Hospital. She is survived by daughters Marylyn M. Feaver and Norene Sato; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Betty S. Miyaji, 75, of Kailua died Wednesday in Hospice Hawaii-Kailua. Born in Hilo, she is survived by husband Fred K.; daughters Barbara Eberlein, Gertrude Y. Miyaji and Renee R. Yamada; brothers Robert and Blake; and a grandson. Memorial services: noon Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kikue R. Miyashiro, 90, of Phoenix, Ariz. died April 18 in Phoenix. Born in Kona, she is survived by sons Thomas “Tommy” K. Miyashiro and Yoshiharu “Yoshi” Akasaki; daughters Margaret T. Maki and Jean T. Onaga; 17 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Funeral services: 6:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Marion E. Nahulu, 58, of Waimea, Hawaii, a retired teacher at Waimea Elementary and a hospice care-giver, died Thursday at home. Born in Myers, Mont., she is survived by husband Eli; daughter Aulii Kirsch, stepson Thomas; stepdaughters Terianne Boatman and Michelle Maioho; mother Wilma Eldering; sister Shirley Redland; and six grandchildren. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Imiola Congregational Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mary O’Donnell, 66, of Rockford, Ill. is also survived by husband Donald. Additional information for an obituary Thursday.

Fancy L. Opiopio, 81, of Mililani died April 27 in Pearl City Nursing Home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Jonathan K. Lindsey; daughters Phyllis L.O. Villa; Iris A.K. Yocum, Ernie K. McCoy and Sheila N. Burch; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 98-530 Kaahele St., Aiea. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Jerry A. Refamonte, 53, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a welder with Kauai Welding, died Friday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Lihue, he is survived by wife Kathleen K.; son Jerry; sisters Jean Redira, Doris Refamonte, Janet Lagusa, Pearl Samson and Beverly Cuyo; mother Lucy Cuyo; brothers Thomas and Ronald; and daughters Shelly and Jasmine. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call 9:30-10:15 a.m. Burial: Lihue Public Cemetery. Casual or aloha attire.

Edith A. Sherwood, 82, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died last Tuesday at home. Born in Addison, N.Y., she is survived by sons Alton, Lavern, Leon and Eugene; brothers Sherman and Floyd Hibbard; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.

Kimiye Shiinoki, 81, of Kapahulu, a retired seamstress for Iolani Sportswear, died Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Satoru; sons Kenneth H., Richard K., Edward N. and Carl Y.; daughter Sharon M. Teruya; brothers Yoshiyuki “Victor,” Gary S. and Robert T. Otoshi; sisters Suzue “Sue” Tanaka and Sachie and Helen S. Otoshi; and 12 grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Arthur I. Shinyama, 77, of Wailuku, retired manager of Eaves & Meredith Co., died Saturday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Haiku, Maui, he is survived by wife Carol T.; daughters Sylvia Shinyama, Pam Harima, Karen Joyo and Susan Romero; sister Mrs. Yonemoto; and four grandchildren. Services over ashes: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Iao Congregational Church. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mary J.P. “Kamaka” Silva, 37, of Wailuku died Friday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Omaha, Neb., she is survived by husband Thomas G.; mother Sharon K. Stewart; brothers Steven E. and Scott K. Pickering; and daughters Beth E. Angelos and Joanne K. Pickering. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nuuanu Ward, 622 North Judd St., Honolulu. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Graveside services to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Alberto C. “Berto” Tamayo, 92, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Health maintenance worker, died April 15 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Epifania T. Tamayo; daughter Mercie Asuncion; brother Lorenzo; hanai sons Jaime and Pompey; hanai daughters Juana Leyva, Maria Santos and Erlinda Pablo; and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony’s Church, Kalihi. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Mamoru “Ronald” Tanaka, 72, of Waipahu, a general manager for SIDA Taxi Co., died Friday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Haiku, Makawao, Maui, he is survived by wife Kazuko; daughters Linda Y. Fishel, Lynette Y. Tanaka and Mari Page; brothers Mitsuru, Tamotsu and Takashi; sisters Betty Tamanaha, Doris Wutscher, Shirley Matsumura and Jane Himeda; and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shizuko F. Tengan, 84, of Honolulu died Thursday in Straub Hospital. Born in Puunene, Maui, she is survived by husband Teimei; son Teisei; daughters Sadako Tengan, Sumiko Uyesato, Masako Arakaki and Elsie T. Kim; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

William S. Teramoto, 81, of Kailua, a retired city parks groundskeeper, died April 27 in Castle Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Natsuko; son Milton T.; daughter Linden T. Doescher; and brothers Bunso and Takashi. Private services.

Noi Tokairin, 90, of Wahiawa, a retired laundry presser, died April 25 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Fukushima, Japan, she is survived by son Richard K.; daughter Florence K. Sakai; sisters Fumiko “Fannie” Matsuyama and Dorothy Y. Sekiguchi; and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.